Awards & Recognition

Attache magazine names KUSF one of the 20 best U.S. radio stations, July 2000 "Fighting Back Day in San Francisco," June 7, 1998, by Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., Mayor of San Francisco, in honor of KUSF's long running community service series for seniors and the disabled "KUSF 90.3 FM Stereo Day In San Francisco," April 25, 1998, by Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., Mayor of San Francisco Best DJ in the Bay Area, 1996 SF Weekly Readers Poll Gavin's "College Station of the Year," 1994, 1990, 1989, 1988 Recipient of the National Association of College Broadcasters' 1994 National College Radio Award for "Best Creative Production" National Association of College Broadcasters' 1993-94 "College Station of the Year" Recipient of the National Association of College Broadcasters' National College Radio Award for "Best Community Service Programming," 1993-94 "Best Radio Station in San Francisco," among all stations, commercial as well as non-commercial, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1993 Readers Poll "Best Radio Station in San Francisco," among all stations, commercial as well as non-commercial, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1991 Readers Poll (tied with KITS) "Best" award from San Francisco Focus magazine "College Station of the Year," 1986, College Media Journal "Certificate of Honor," San Francisco Board of Supervisors (twice) California State Senate Resolution commending KUSF "KUSF Day in San Francisco" proclaimed by Mayor Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco

Public service awards and recognition from groups including CARE, the United Way, the Heart Fund, and the Advertising Council Gold Records from groups including R.E.M., the Bangles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cowboy Junkies, Midnight Oil, the B-52's, and Love and Rockets Peninsula Press Club Award for Best Public Service Program Series "Heart of the Matter" (competition included stations such as KCBS and KGO) First College of Arts & Sciences College Service Award to General Manager Steve Runyon and staff of KUSF for "Outstanding Achievement and Continued Excellence" The Father William J. Dunne Award of USF to General Manager Steve Runyon For Distinguished Service Grants California Council for the Humanities in Public Policy San Francisco Heart Association Rockefeller Foundation Weiler Foundation Bill Graham Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities Baudry Foundation National Science Foundation Donation of KSFO equipment and furnishings from Fairmont Hotel, filling four of Mayflower Van Lines largest moving vans and providing the University with over $100,000.00 value in office furniture and equipment in addition to material kept by KUSF A benefit concert from Love and Rockets that was featured on MTV's 120 Minutes Signed artwork by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and Charles Schulz (Peanuts)